So here is my story. Right now I'm hugely dissapointed. Ok.
It started with a road trip. I met some new people and signed up for my first drifting event ever on a track. It was 6 days away. On my way home my car overheated. I found out it was a blown coolant hose at the back of the head. The 90 degree one. I managed to replace it and get my car home. I should mention that a week before that I blew one of my turbo coolant lines and replaced that one as well. So I determined that my coolant system was seeing a lot of pressure. During these events I noticed a milky white substance under the oil cap. So I had replaced my 90 degree hose at the back of the head but the engine was still eating coolant. Finally I realized BHG.
I got right on it. Ordered ARP head bolts, new TOYOTA headgasket, copper spray, brake cleaner. I pulled the head with the turbo still on the lower intake mani still on and the camshafts still on. To save time. I was going to make this drift event! My parts arrived the next day and I was ready to install them and put the engine back together. I was making good time and progress. So I had the head and block surface cleaned up real good with a wire brush and a razor blade using brake cleaner and finally acetone and a rag. I blew out all the head bolt holes with compressed air. I used my hoist and set the head on the block. It was hard to line up the exhaust and turbo oil drain/supply. I got my Dad to help me and we finally got the head on the dowel pins. Plus the exhaust and turbo oil lines bolted on fairly snug but not all the way. I installed the ARP bolts with the supplied lube in 3 equal steps torqued to 90 ft/lbs just like the instructions said. Re assembled engine stuff. Checked timing. Filled rad with water. Put in new oil. Started car. Found a large oil leak because I hadn't tightened the turbo oil supply enough. Fixed that. New oil new filter. Started car and after a bit of idling I drove it to the end of my road. The temp gauge started to go up. Okay so then must be air in the coolant still. Went home tested the t stat (works) and refilled and burped coolant. Another test drive. No overheating this time. Let the car sit for 1 or 2 hours because I was tired had to rest a bit. Went back to the car and test drove it again for a 30 min drive. While I parked at the gas station I noticed oil leaking on the ground from the front of the engine. Drove straight home and parked on some plywood. Yup oil leak. It looked kinda like it was coming from the block to head ventilation pipe. I removed that and it was blocked full of white goo. I blew it out with compressed air and reinstalled it. Topped up coolant and started car. Didn't notice anything dripping underneath so went for another test drive. Stopped at the gas station. Oil leaking out from under. Went to start the car and it made a hard grinding sound. It wouldn't start. Let it sit for a min and tried again. It started and idled real low. I gave it a bit of gas and the idle went close to normal 650rpm so I drove home for 15 mins. The gauge went into the red more than once but I made it home. When I got home I parked on the plywood again. Leaking very much now. The radiator cap was damn near ready to explode because of so much pressure. I cracked open the oil drain on the oil pan. The first bit was water. OMG that's it I said. It's messed right up now. So now I give up. Either the headgasket came off the dowel pins upon installation or the head is cracked. I'm not sure. Is there a chance I can just retorque? Or am I completely fuked? I never retorqued it yet. Oh and on the intake side, when I look from under, I can see a little bit of the headgasket poking out. My thinking right now is that I am going to get a professional to build me a 2JZ when I can get the money. Emotional rollercoaster for me because I just wanted to drift.
It started with a road trip. I met some new people and signed up for my first drifting event ever on a track. It was 6 days away. On my way home my car overheated. I found out it was a blown coolant hose at the back of the head. The 90 degree one. I managed to replace it and get my car home. I should mention that a week before that I blew one of my turbo coolant lines and replaced that one as well. So I determined that my coolant system was seeing a lot of pressure. During these events I noticed a milky white substance under the oil cap. So I had replaced my 90 degree hose at the back of the head but the engine was still eating coolant. Finally I realized BHG.
I got right on it. Ordered ARP head bolts, new TOYOTA headgasket, copper spray, brake cleaner. I pulled the head with the turbo still on the lower intake mani still on and the camshafts still on. To save time. I was going to make this drift event! My parts arrived the next day and I was ready to install them and put the engine back together. I was making good time and progress. So I had the head and block surface cleaned up real good with a wire brush and a razor blade using brake cleaner and finally acetone and a rag. I blew out all the head bolt holes with compressed air. I used my hoist and set the head on the block. It was hard to line up the exhaust and turbo oil drain/supply. I got my Dad to help me and we finally got the head on the dowel pins. Plus the exhaust and turbo oil lines bolted on fairly snug but not all the way. I installed the ARP bolts with the supplied lube in 3 equal steps torqued to 90 ft/lbs just like the instructions said. Re assembled engine stuff. Checked timing. Filled rad with water. Put in new oil. Started car. Found a large oil leak because I hadn't tightened the turbo oil supply enough. Fixed that. New oil new filter. Started car and after a bit of idling I drove it to the end of my road. The temp gauge started to go up. Okay so then must be air in the coolant still. Went home tested the t stat (works) and refilled and burped coolant. Another test drive. No overheating this time. Let the car sit for 1 or 2 hours because I was tired had to rest a bit. Went back to the car and test drove it again for a 30 min drive. While I parked at the gas station I noticed oil leaking on the ground from the front of the engine. Drove straight home and parked on some plywood. Yup oil leak. It looked kinda like it was coming from the block to head ventilation pipe. I removed that and it was blocked full of white goo. I blew it out with compressed air and reinstalled it. Topped up coolant and started car. Didn't notice anything dripping underneath so went for another test drive. Stopped at the gas station. Oil leaking out from under. Went to start the car and it made a hard grinding sound. It wouldn't start. Let it sit for a min and tried again. It started and idled real low. I gave it a bit of gas and the idle went close to normal 650rpm so I drove home for 15 mins. The gauge went into the red more than once but I made it home. When I got home I parked on the plywood again. Leaking very much now. The radiator cap was damn near ready to explode because of so much pressure. I cracked open the oil drain on the oil pan. The first bit was water. OMG that's it I said. It's messed right up now. So now I give up. Either the headgasket came off the dowel pins upon installation or the head is cracked. I'm not sure. Is there a chance I can just retorque? Or am I completely fuked? I never retorqued it yet. Oh and on the intake side, when I look from under, I can see a little bit of the headgasket poking out. My thinking right now is that I am going to get a professional to build me a 2JZ when I can get the money. Emotional rollercoaster for me because I just wanted to drift.
